Pigeon Coop

hoosier · Post by **hoosier** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:58 pm

I broke down and built one this weekend. Still need to add the bobs

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12 Volt Man · Post by **12 Volt Man** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:12 pm

Nice, that is pretty much the same as mine. Now that I have 15 birds in there it is too tight. I want something bigger. I am going to build another soon. One for my fliers and one for breeders.

12 Volt Man · Post by **12 Volt Man** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:13 pm

Oh and it's March. You can take the wreath down.

Stump · Post by **Stump** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:48 pm

12 Volt Man wrote:Oh and it's March. You can take the wreath down.

Post by **ezzy333** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:49 pm

How do you get the pigeons out when you want to use them? You will need a door to kepp them from going out in the pen while you are catching.

I built one last year that is 8X16. I have two pens that are 4X8 across each end and two 4X4 pens for my young birds. There is a window for each pen that I use for entry. I made my bobs out of 1/2 inch PVC glued on to a T connection and a rod run through it so each bob swings independently. I can move them from one window to another easily. The birds do need plenty of ventilation so I have ridge vents and 4 vents at floor level. I put linoluem on the floor and scrape the pens out every day with a hoe. It only takes about 5 minutes do clean them.

Ezzy

Stump · Post by **Stump** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:32 pm

Pretty nice, Im going to copy that design.

mtlee · Post by **mtlee** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:43 pm

What are the measurements on it? Looks good. I plan on building one this week similar to it.

sandhill · Post by **sandhill** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:53 am

Nice coop for a starter, I wouldn't put more then 4 or 5 birds in there, Unless you plan on using them up quick, If ya do your gonna have more problems then you want with sick birds. Pigeons need about 2 square feet each and that is on the tight side. Might want to ad some sort of landing board to when you get your bobs set. A cheap bob can be made out of heavy hanger wire just cut your straight piece and then bend your bob ends around it also you can use wire connectors to give you your spacing
Just a cheap redneck version that will work.
Ther I go calling myself names again

Steve

tip · Post by **tip** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:03 am

Nice Coop. I just finished mine a couple of days ago. I'll try to post pics later.

OhioOnPoint · Post by **OhioOnPoint** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:56 am

Here are some plans for a similar design --

http://www.uplandbirddog.com/training/loft.html

I have one of these also but I now building the red rose design that OhioGSP has posted pics of.

hoosier · Post by **hoosier** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:21 pm

If you like the wreath in the picture you would really like the christmas lights on the front of the house. LOL

I plan on keeping 5 or 6 birds in this house. I have 3 different properties I train on. All on different sides of town so keeping birds in one place is not a option. Now I just need to build 2 more houses. I think I will make the others a bit bigger. I would like to have 8-10 birds at each location. If any one is interested in the plans I can email or fax them. I broke down and spent the $6 at Lion Country.

mtlee · Post by **mtlee** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:42 pm

hoosier wrote:If you like the wreath in the picture you would really like the christmas lights on the front of the house. LOL

I plan on keeping 5 or 6 birds in this house. I have 3 different properties I train on. All on different sides of town so keeping birds in one place is not a option. Now I just need to build 2 more houses. I think I will make the others a bit bigger. I would like to have 8-10 birds at each location. If any one is interested in the plans I can email or fax them. I broke down and spent the $6 at Lion Country.

I'm interested...I'll send you a pm with my info